Overview
Background
Dr Jennifer Borowsky, MBChB, FRCPA (Anatomical and Molecular Pathology), PhD, graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery in 2008 and was awarded Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Pathologists in Anatomical Pathology in 2016. She completed a fellowship in Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology at Massachusetts General Hospital and Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston in 2017. She concurrently commenced and has completed a PhD in the molecular pathobiology of colorectal cancer and continues to publish in this field through appointments to the Conjoint Gastroenterology Group at the Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR) and national and international collaborations. Jennifer is a Senior Pathologist and co-director of Anatomical Pathology at the Princess Alexandra Hospital as well as Molecular Pathologist at the Royal Brisbane Hospital overseeing molecular sequencing of solid tumours.
Availability
- Dr Jennifer Borowsky is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Medicine Surgery, University of Otago
- Doctor of Philosophy of Medicine (Research), The University of Queensland
Research impacts
morphological and molecular profiling of colorectal cancer and its precursors to elucidate diagnosis, prognosis, and therapeutic options.
Works
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2018
Journal Article
Oncogenic BRAF mutation induces DNA methylation changes in a murine model for human serrated colorectal neoplasia
Bond, Catherine E., Liu, Cheng, Kawamata, Futoshi, McKeone, Diane M., Fernando, Winnie, Jamieson, Saara, Pearson, Sally-Ann, Kane, Alexandra, Woods, Susan L., Lannagan, Tamsin R. M., Somashekar, Roshini, Lee, Young, Dumenil, Troy, Hartel, Gunter, Spring, Kevin J., Borowsky, Jennifer, Fennell, Lochlan, Bettington, Mark, Lee, Jason, Worthley, Daniel L., Leggett, Barbara A. and Whitehall, Vicki L. J. (2018). Oncogenic BRAF mutation induces DNA methylation changes in a murine model for human serrated colorectal neoplasia. Epigenetics, 13 (1), 40-48. doi: 10.1080/15592294.2017.1411446
2017
Journal Article
RNF43 is mutated less frequently in Lynch Syndrome compared with sporadic microsatellite unstable colorectal cancers
Fennell, Lochlan J. , Clendenning, Mark, McKeone, Diane M. , Jamieson, Saara H., Balachandran, Samanthy, Borowsky, Jennifer, Liu, John, Kawamata, Futoshi, Bond, Catherine E., Rosty, Christophe, Burge, Matthew E., Buchanan, Daniel D., Leggett, Barbara A. and Whitehall, Vicki L. J. (2017). RNF43 is mutated less frequently in Lynch Syndrome compared with sporadic microsatellite unstable colorectal cancers. Familial Cancer, 17 (1), 1-7. doi: 10.1007/s10689-017-0003-0
2017
Conference Publication
Abstract PR04: Wnt and MAPK pathway activation in conventional and serrated colorectal neoplasia
Whitehall, Vicki, Borowsky, Jennifer, Bond, Catherine, Bettington, Mark, Pearson, Sally-Ann, Kalimutho, Murugan, Liu, John, Dumenil, Troy, McKeone, Diane, Jamieson, Saara, Fernando, Winnie, Fennell, Lochlan, Clouston, Andrew, Rosty, Christophe, Brown, Ian, Walker, Neal and Leggett, Barbara (2017). Abstract PR04: Wnt and MAPK pathway activation in conventional and serrated colorectal neoplasia. AACR Special Conference: Colorectal Cancer: From Initiation to Outcomes, Tampa, FL, United States, 17-20 September 2016. Philadelphia, PA, United States: American Association for Cancer Research. doi: 10.1158/1538-7445.crc16-pr04
2015
Conference Publication
Gastrointestinal Tract Pathology in PTEN Hamartoma Tumour Syndrome: A Review of 43 Cases
Borowsky, Jennifer, Setia, Namrata, Lauwers, Gregory, Brown, Ion, Rosty, Christophe, Conrad, Rod and Susman, Rachel (2015). Gastrointestinal Tract Pathology in PTEN Hamartoma Tumour Syndrome: A Review of 43 Cases. 104th Annual Meeting of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Boston, MA United States, 21-27 March 2015. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier.
2015
Conference Publication
Gastrointestinal tract pathology in PTEN hamartoma tumour syndrome: a review of 43 cases
Borowsky, Jennifer, Setia, Namrata, Lauwers, Grego, Brown, Ian, Rosty, Christophe, Conrad, Rod and Susman, Rachel (2015). Gastrointestinal tract pathology in PTEN hamartoma tumour syndrome: a review of 43 cases. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier BV. doi: 10.1038/modpathol.2015.15
2011
Journal Article
High sensitivity troponin outperforms contemporary assays in predicting major adverse cardiac events up to two years in patients with chest pain
Aldous, Sally J., Florkowski, Chris M., Crozier, Ian G., George, Peter, Mackay, Richard, Than, Martin, Flaws, Dylan Finlay and Borowsky, Jennifer (2011). High sensitivity troponin outperforms contemporary assays in predicting major adverse cardiac events up to two years in patients with chest pain. Annals of Clinical Biochemistry, 48 (Pt 3), 249-55. doi: 10.1258/acb.2010.010220
2011
Journal Article
Comparison of high sensitivity and contemporary troponin assays for the early detection of acute myocardial infarction in the emergency department
Aldous, Sally J., Florkowski, Chris M., Crozier, Ian G., Elliott, John, George, Peter, Lainchbury, John G., Mackay, Richard J., Than, Martin, Flaws, Dylan Finlay and Borowsky, Jennifer (2011). Comparison of high sensitivity and contemporary troponin assays for the early detection of acute myocardial infarction in the emergency department. Annals of Clinical Biochemistry, 48 (Pt 3), 241-8. doi: 10.1258/acb.2010.010219
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